Recent content by sjee6

would the dpc be a layer of slate?

Hi, does anyone know anything about the different methods of building a sub floor wall? The first picture is from my own house (1920s terrace). I've knocked it down and intend to build another one preferably like the one in the second picture but I can't figure out what the top layer is. I...

The water source is definitely not a leak as it only appears when it rains.

Thanks for the reply's! I have only just noticed, sorry. I have had quite a few damp proofers round but they all seem like grifters, some of them don't even have building experience and are just sales people. One girl who came round, very pretty, told me she was an expert on damp because she did...

Had to rip out the vestibule and timber floor due to it all being rotten and damp, but I don't know how to put everything back together. There is moisture coming from under the door as ground levels are quite high, I don't even think the wall under the door can be re-built because of the pipe...

ree - Thanks for the reply. I've included a picture of the front and the rest of the room, there's no porch, just a standard mid terrace. Damp is a common problem where I live, pretty much all the houses on my street have been rendered. My plan for the joists was to have them sitting on walls...

Moved into my new home recently and discovered some damp issues. There are gaps by the side of my doorstep where it looks like water is entering. I'm a complete novice when it comes to anything to do with building or DIY - I at first thought It was coming from the airbricks going into next door...

Hi, I bought this house in December 2022 and soon realised there was a damp and rot issue (didn't get a survey done, stupid I know). I began by getting quotes from various damp proofers and builders but they all wanted to charge me a fortune - £8000 to do the floor, £5000 to inject a new DPC and...

This is what I was trying to explain about all the houses on my street being on a slope but they're all aligned. Mine is like the first picture so how could they've been built with level foundations?

Not sure about wall cracks, the bathroom is cladded and the spare bedroom is papered. No idea what to do with the kitchen yet. The floor of the extension is tiled with stone, the rest is laminate so I can't remove the utility closet without the floor looking weird. Main kitchen is suspended...

I knocked the vestibule down today, it looks like it was original, some of the bricks were going from the external wall into the vestibule wall. I've just lodged a few bricks in there for now until I mortar them up. Doesn't seem like It's load bearing. I don't know how I'm going to seal the...

I don't have a drainpipe at the front either - there's actually 4 of us sharing the same drainpipe! I had a blockage at the back where you have pointed out the dark patch. I think the person I got to unblock it must've damaged it because I have noticed it leaking. Ive been told they should've...

tomm12 - not finished yet, just been really busy, I'll reply soon. Appreciate all the help.

I was actually planning to plaster it myself, I don't care about it being level, I can probably never sell it anyway, not only did I not get a survey done but I also massively overpaid, even in top condition It's not worth what I paid. I don't mind paying extra for the limewash, still probably...

JohnD - that is just from piles of rotting floorboards I left their until I dumped it all recently.